Lavender and Clover is based out of North Newton, Kansas. My goal is to design and make quality products featuring original watercolor illustrations that add a little whimsy and color to the world.

Meet the illustrator

Leah Gaeddert is the shop's creator and the illustrator behind all of the products that we make! Leah has a major in Art with an emphasis in ceramics and Art Education from Bethel College. As an art teacher for the first three years after college, Leah discovered her love for watercolors and illustration and began to paint! Leah lives in a small home with her husband, 60lb hunting dog, and toddler son Emmet. Most of her illustrations feature her love of the Kansas prairie and the natural and vintage world around her.Read more about her life and behind the scenes of the shop here:

After Leah's son Emmet was born, she began to paint almost daily as a way to de-stress from new motherhood. Her first few paintings following his birth became her first line of cards and she opened up an Etsy shop in August of 2016. Shortly after, she painted her first few flower bouquets that became a series of fine art prints.

In November of that year Leah discovered her love of designing textiles and her baby product line blossomed! She started out with just Baby Blankets, before adding burp rags, teether toys, and experimented with bandana bibs, pillows, and more. ​After celebrating her shop's one year anniversary, Leah moved over to an online store and began selling her items independently. She quit her teaching job to run the shop (and be a mom) full time! Lavender & Clover now has over 30 products in the shop and has products carried in over 12 different stores.